Quillo District
Quillo | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Yungay |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Quillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Antonio Palomino Palacios |
Area | |
• Total | 373.83 km2 (144.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,252 m (4,108 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 11,990 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 022005 |
Quillo District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 9°19′01″S 78°04′59″W / 9.31694°S 78.08306°W
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